Chapter 11: Veni Vidi Vici

76. What is being discussed in the dialogue at the beginning of the chapter?

77. What lessons does Ender learn from his battle with Rabbit Army?

78. Where is Dragon Army ranked after their battle with Rabbit?

79. How does Ender’s friendship with Dink and Petra change?

80. How does Ender inspire confidence and loyalty in the soldiers in his army?

81. Why does Ender begin to watch the propaganda videos from the First and Second Invasions?

82. Why do Graff and Anderson question Ender seven days after his first battle?

83. Describe Dragon’s battle with Salamander. How does Ender insult Bonzo Madrid’s Spanish honor?

84. Why do most kids think the game is important? What does Ender reveal to Bean about the game’s importance?

85. What does Ender ask Bean to do? Why does he choose Bean for this task?

86. What rules are changed, and why do you think the teachers change them?


Chapter 12: Bonzo

87. What is being discussed in the dialogue at the beginning of the chapter?

88. Why won’t the adults save Ender from Bonzo? Does Ender think the teachers will save him from real danger?

89. What warning does Petra give Ender? Is he surprised?

90. How many boys come to beat Ender up in the shower? How does Ender control the situation so he only has to fight one?

91. Who comes to save Ender? How does his intervention ensure Ender’s death?

92. How is the fight with Bonzo similar to the earlier fight with Stilson?

93. Why does Ender cry after the fight with Bonzo?

94. Describe Dragon’s battle with Griffin and Tiger. What does Ender decide after this battle?

95. What happens to all of the soldiers in Dragon Army? What happens to Ender?

96. In addition to the introductory dialogue, this chapter has an ending dialogue. What do we discover about Bonzo and Stilson? Are you surprised?


Chapter 13: Valentine

97. What is being discussed in the dialogue at the beginning of the chapter?

98. Why has Ender been on earth for three months instead of the originally planned three days?

99. Why has Ender won every fight he has had, according to him?

100. Why does Ender hate himself? After you have this answer, think about it for a few moments and tell how you feel about what has been done to Ender.

101. Ender says he doesn’t want to beat Peter. What does he want? Does Valentine think this is likely?

102. On which planet is I.F. Command? Why won’t the pilot of the ship be able to leave once he arrives?

103. Summarize the information Graff shares with Ender about the Buggers.

104. What is the Third Invasion? What does everyone else think it is?

105. What does an ansible do?

106. Why are the humans fighting the buggers?